The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-22
tHiSCEIIANE

10 the men ana operators IS eStunaleU
at S2.0O0.O 900.
-Americus, Ga, has obtained the
cheapest railroad in the world. She
has secured about twenty-eight miles
of railroad, with full and complete con-
troll over it, for 5000.
I'm Westfeld, Mass, toads collect
at night in great numbers under the.
electric lights on the more quiet streets
and there merrily chase the shadows of
the countless insects that futter around
the light.
The small boy wishes some of those
! people who feel so shocked or grieve1
because he goes in swimming without.
clothing. would chip in literally for s.
bathing suit.--BOSton Globe.
The small boy doesn't know any
thing about the great law of compensa-
ton, but he realizes with fiendish sat-
isfaction that even if sliding tracks are,
out of season the banana peel is still
with him.
One evening recently a tall pine
tree in front of Western farmers
dwelling was struck, killing nineteen
hogs. ten shoats, four pigs and five sows.
and crippling two. Not bruised spot.
could be seen on any of them.
Experiments made in France in
''deep sea" photography have been
successful. With camera and the
electric incandescent light. it is said to.
be possible to photograph sunken ships,
tba =,
work.
The English co-operatives have a.
bank whose transactions amount to.
$50. 100000 year. They have 1,4o0
stores and do business of $3.50, 900. O00'
year. Their 100000 members receive.
an annual profit of $l5.OOO,OOO. Their
profits during the past twenty-fOur-
years have been $l50,OOO,000.
-Uncle-''So. my dear boy, you
haven't forgotten your uncle's birthday,
have you? You have bought this NICE
smOking-cap to present me. Thanks.
little nephew. Here's half dollar for
YOU" Little Nephew-"Boo-ooo-ooh.
Il cost dollar and half!"-TerGs:
Sittings.
"A Washington lady was canning
and picking peaches, and her little,
two-and-a-half-year-Old daughter was
endeavoring to assist her in every
available way. Finally a package of.
whole cloves was produced. which were
to be inserted in the fruit for spice.
when the little one suddenly exclaimed
30 mamma, let me put in the tacks!'
Farm and F,"eS,de.
| City Editor-"Just in time. want
you to rush out to the fair grounds, go,
up in that balloon, and write"
Reporter Balloon! Well, now, i
dent know about that; have family
to support" That's so; didn't think
of that. I'll send young Jones, and
you take his job. Hurry up and stop
him." What is his job?" II want
him to write up five-colrmn article
on the smallpox hospital. ."-OnIGtGS
World.
"A mad dog attacked Mrs. Henry
Biekle. near Louisville, and William
Eichen, young newly landed German
employed by Biekle. went to her rescue
and strangled the brute. but not before
his hands and arms had been badly Bit
| ten. As soon as Biekle learned that
the dog was mad, and that Eichen
might have the hydrophobia, he
promptly discharged the young man
who had saved his wife's life, and the
poor fellow, without money or friends
was admitted to the hospital.
"A dreadful story is told of Chill
ian of Los Andes. He had grudge7
against a neighbor. and when small
pox recently appeared in the province
he obtained number Of dried pustules.
and put them inside plug of tobacco
which he placed where the people he
hated were likely to see it. The neigh
bors found it. made cigarettes from it,
and smoked them. A few days after
ward smallpox broke out in the house.,
and with such virulence that no one OF
the family escaped. The tiend was at
tackled with the disease few days
afterward, and died after confessing.,
his crime.
"A good many of the uncharitable-
reports which appear frequently re-
specting the tendency OF Indian youths.
educated in the East. to degenerate.
after returning TO their homes. ought.
to be silenced by letter of General
Armstrong. who says of twenty Indian
students who went back from Hamp-
ton to their Dakota reservation, that
all but three are doing very well as
labOrers and mechanics, while some are
Independent farmers. A captain of u
S. Infantry denies statement, widely
printed, that any Hampton graduate
had part in the recent Arizona out
break Congreg0tioHGLiSt.
In treating negro in Leipsic for
for an ulcerous affection, it was found
necessary to replace portions of the
skin with pieces taken from one or two
white persons. These latter pieces
gradually grew darker in color, and
finally as black rs the patients own
skin. This singular fact led to an ex-
pertinent being made of transposing
portions of black skin on a white pa
TENT and it was found that after few
weeks these began to grow pale. In
less than fourteen weeks they had, in
fact, grown so white as not TO be dis
tinguishable from the patients natural
skin.-BostoD Budget.
| Driving Away Mosquitoes.
| u.-;o,-, s,,bctances are used tn ,lrives